Let us be the change we want to see in the world and act now to save our water

World Water Day was celebrated at the Krka National Park with a workshop at the Skradinski buk waterfall with 3^rd grade students from the Jurja Šižgorić Elementary School in Šibenik

Through a tour of the Skradinski buk waterfall, with a special emphasis on water mills, the way water was used in the past, and how much its power meant to man, in comparison to today when we utilize it excessively, the students became aware of the importance of karst rivers. Along with explanations from staff of the Krka National Park, they also participated in various experiments with water.

World Water Day is celebrated on March 22. The idea to celebrate that day originated in 1992 in Rio de Janeiro at the suggestion of the UN Conference on the Environment and Development. More than thirty years have passed since then, and today the question arises as to what has been done in order to protect drinking water resources?

The United Nations reminds us that we have seriously deviated from the path of fulfilling the Sustainable Developmental Goal (SDG) 6: water and sanitary facilities for all by 2030. Billions of people and numerous schools, firms, health centers, farms, and factories still do not have safe sources of drinking water and the toilets they need. In order to accelerate change, more needs to be done, and that is the main message of this year’s UN Water Conference, which is being held in New York from March 22 to 24.

The message on the promotional materials for the campaign: “Be the change you want to see in the world”, is carried by a small hummingbird. This is a reference to an ancient story in which a hummingbird carried drops of water to put out a large fire. It did everything it could! This is a message to all of us. Let’s act locally and let’s do what we can, but let’s do it now to accelerate change, because as much as a fifth of the world’s population still doesn’t have access to safe water due to overuse, mismanagement, and pollution.